Want to be the Next Food Network Star?

Think you could be the next Food Network star? You have until Oct. 31 to send in a 3-minute audition video. Click here for applications and contest rules.
There’s no open-call audition in Seattle this time around, but there will be one in Portland, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 23 at the Portland Marriott Downtown Waterfront, 1401 S.W. Naito Parkway. (Others are in D.C., Manhattan, L.A., and Charleston, S.C.) If you go to the open audition, you’ll need an application, photograph, and resume/bio. Professionals and amateurs alike are encouraged.

And, if you’re on the opposite end of the skill spectrum, the Food Network is also looking for candidates for a show on “the most disastrous cooks in the country.” You can nominate someone, but beware — Jerry-Springer like, you must attend the interview with the person you nominate.